Reviews tagging 'Murder'

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

55 reviews

quixie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I loved this book until about half way through then I started to trudge through it. The novel was too long and bloated, but I still liked it. Too many references to breasts and public hair, though, and the sex scenes made me laugh. Loved the fantasy element, didn't really feel the romance. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Violence, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Murder

faemp3's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Murder

stooby's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

lisa00's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, and Incest

huunnybeee_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Incest

madleina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

amazing storytelling but…

• difficult portrayal of women
• very heteronormative
• sexual remarks concerning minors

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Death, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Suicide

sylvestra's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

anxiousspaghetti's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

For the love of all the god’s on this planet and beyond, do not read Murakami. His books ain’t worth it, especially 1Q84.

Frankly, to this day it baffles me that the book series above is labelled a love story and that people give him so much credit for the weird disgusting mess he produces.

The protagonists in 1Q84 hardly show any chemistry (so much for being in love??). They only met once when they were children and don't even talk much with or to eachother. Most of all, the fetish of describing young girls body shapes (throughout almost every book of his) and them taking part in sexual acts obviously are evidence of pedophilic and rapey fantasies/tendencies, you name it.

There are plenty of other much better sci-fi/ mystery/ magic realism books you can and should read. 

Advice from s.o. who has actually read his books and kept being unimpressed with his works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

ktnkrbl's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence

lulsycc's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy